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JOSHUA POLLARD

@joshuapollard1

Senior Software Engineer with expertise in AI-driven system development.

United States
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What I'm looking for

I am looking for a role that fosters innovation, encourages collaboration, and offers opportunities for professional growth in cutting-edge technologies.

I am a Senior Software Engineer with over 9 years of experience in leading AI-driven system development. My expertise lies in designing intelligent, user-facing features using LangChain for LLM integration and FastAPI for responsive, API-driven interfaces. I have a strong background in architecting stateful AI workflows with LangGraph and optimizing inference with ONNX Runtime, ensuring low-latency performance in diverse applications.

Throughout my career, I have deployed LLM pipelines using MLOps, integrating Hugging Face Transformers with Kubernetes and Prometheus for high availability. I am passionate about mentoring teams and driving technical excellence across various high-performance tech stacks. My experience includes building robust CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Terraform, and Docker on AWS EKS or Azure AKS, ensuring scalable and secure deployments.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

LC

Senior Software Engineer

L.E.K. Consulting

Mar 2024 - Present (1 year 5 months)

Designed and implemented intelligent, user-facing features by integrating LLMs using LangChain for dynamic prompt management, leveraging FastAPI to create responsive, API-driven interfaces for real-time AI interactions. Utilized LangGraph to architect stateful, graph-based AI workflows, enabling complex decision-making processes within applications, and optimized model inference with ONNX Runtime

SL

Full Stack Engineer

Slack

May 2022 - Present (3 years 3 months)

Designed scalable microservices using .NETCore, leveraging Dapper for lightweight, high-performance data access to SQL Server, and implementing gRPC for efficient, low-latency inter-service communication in distributed systems. Developed enterprise-grade backend systems with Spring Boot, utilizing Hibernate for ORM-based interactions with PostgreSQL, and exposing GraphQL endpoints to enable flexib

OK

Software Engineer Backend

Okta

Dec 2019 - Present (5 years 8 months)

Built high-performance APIs using Ruby on Rails with ActiveRecord for efficient PostgreSQL data access, utilizing Puma for concurrent request handling and Sidekiq with Redis for asynchronous job processing, ensuring scalable and responsive server-side systems. Developed asynchronous microservices with Node.js using Fastify for high-speed routing, leveraging Mongoose for flexible MongoDB data model

GO

Software Engineer

Google

Jul 2016 - Present (9 years 1 month)

Collaborated with a Senior Software Engineer to receive hands-on guidance on TypeScript-based development, mastering best practices in Node.js, React, and Angular for building scalable, maintainable applications. Assisted in building performant APIs using Node.js with Fastify and TypeScript, leveraging Mongoose for MongoDB data modeling to ensure type-safe, scalable backend systems.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of Toronto, Mississauga logoUM

University of Toronto, Mississauga

Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science

2012 - 2016

Completed a comprehensive curriculum in Computer Science, gaining foundational knowledge and practical skills in various aspects of the field. Focused on core computer science principles and their applications.

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